interpret
/ɪnˈtɝ.pɹɪt/verb3 syllables
Interpret means: make sense of; assign a meaning to.
Synonyms for interpret20
verb, as in make sense of a language
verb, as in give an interpretation or explanation to
verb, as in give an interpretation or rendition of
verb, as in create an image or likeness of
also used for interpret
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What does interpret mean?6
verb
make sense of; assign a meaning to“What message do you see in this letter?”
restate (words) from one language into another language“I have to translate when my in-laws from Austria visit the U.S.”
make sense of a language“She understands French”
give an interpretation or explanation to
give an interpretation or rendition of“The pianist rendered the Beethoven sonata beautifully”
create an image or likeness of“The painter represented his wife as a young girl”
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Interpret in a sentence
- Your self-image affects, and is affected by, the way you interpret your achievements.AlanF_US
- There are several ways to interpret this text.sundown
- It's hard to properly interpret a book written thousands of years ago.Miktsoanit
- We could interpret some issues in different ways.Nuel
- How do you interpret these lines of the poem?Zifre
- I don't know how to interpret his words.CK
- It's alright to interpret things in your own way.Nuel
- People with low self-esteem tend to interpret everything in a negative way.patgfisher
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Forms of interpret
as a verb
- past tense
- interpreted
- present participle
- interpreting
- third-person singular
- interprets
- past participle
- interpreted